Select2 4.0.1: How to return only first character matched results?

Question

I am using Select2 Version 4.0.1, while searching any name, I would like to show only those records which is matched by first character. eg: I start from "c" then show only those names which start from "c". See attachment.

I tried different methods was available on stackoverflow, but no luck. eg: tried this one also, but got this error "select2 text.toUpperCase is not a function"

$("select").select2({
    matcher: function(term, text) {
      return text.toUpperCase().indexOf(term.toUpperCase())==0;
    }
});

**[Something like this](http://jsfiddle.net/Guruprasad_Rao/jEADR/2458/)**? — Guruprasad J Rao, Dec 05 '15 at 15:57
Possible duplicate of [select2 search - match only words that start with search term](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31571864/select2-search-match-only-words-that-start-with-search-term) — Kevin Brown-Silva, Dec 06 '15 at 03:19

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 05 '15 at 15:58

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Do you use the full version of select2 ? if yes, try this exemple

function matchStart (term, text) {
  if (text.toUpperCase().indexOf(term.toUpperCase()) == 0) {
    return true;
  }

  return false;
}

$.fn.select2.amd.require(['select2/compat/matcher'], function (oldMatcher) {
  $("select").select2({
    matcher: oldMatcher(matchStart)
  })
});

answered Dec 05 '15 at 15:58

Dux

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no i am using normal version. I will try yours. I hope your code will solve the issue. I will update you accordingly – Qazi Dec 05 '15 at 18:33

Select2 4.0.1: How to return only first character matched results?

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